I have not read the R&TTE directive but I would suggest that any
DoC only requires to be in ONE of the official EU languages.
You can recognise the standard numbers anyway, if your not fluent
in the language which the DoC is written in. eg IEC 60950 in
English is IEC 60950 in German and French.
Cheers,
Colin.
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Subject: R&TTE Directive
Author: Non-HP-WOODS ([email protected]) at HP-UnitedKingdom,mimegw6
List-Post: [email protected]
Date: 04/06/99 8:44 PM
I have several open issues with Article 6.3 of the new R&TTE directive that
I would like to discuss with the community.
The article indicates that manufacturers must provide "information for the
user on the intended use of the apparatus."
* Question: How in depth does this information need to be?
The article indicates that a copy of the declaration of conformity
must be provided to the user.
* Comment: Assuming that the equipment is sold in all member states,
it appears that a copy of the original signed declaration be included along
with translations in all of the official languages of the EU.
The article also says for radio equipment, ". . .such information shall be
sufficient to identify on the packaging and the instruction for use of the
apparatus the Member States. . .where the equipment is intended to be
used...."
* Comment: This requirement appears to be written for devices that are
sold to consumers. For example, a German native could shop for a remote
control device in the UK and be assured that the product would be legal in
Germany. However, as written, this article also requires the same
information to be placed on the packaging of a 50 MW FM transmitter, which
does not seem to be appropriate to this writer.
* Question: Assuming that a radio device may be used everywhere within
the EU or perhaps not, how would that be noted on the packaging without
resorting to multiple languages?
